Happy (maybe?) New Year!

I know I am a little late for the well wishes, but I have been thoroughly enjoying my holiday. By enjoying, I mean laying in bed, using my new coffee maker to get me out of it, then baking and cooking all the day long. It is so sad that this wonderful vacation will soon be ending. I suppose I can relive it by a quick recap.

We drove from sun up till sun down (literally!) two weeks ago to visit my family in the best state there is. I really did miss it! What a difference you can see though, when driving north. From lush green grass that enjoys the belated winter to dead white grass and stark naked trees! Ironically it was gloomy and gray our first few days there, but that’s ok! We stayed for Christmas and it was great spending time with my grandparents, mom, and brother. Incase you were wondering, I got everything I wanted for christmas ;). We left and headed south on Dec 30 and actually got back earlier than I anticipated, despite the heavier traffic (I think it was my strategic speeding). We brought in the New Year by my husband waking me up twice in a ten minute time span to give me my New Years kiss. I am getting old!!

For christmas I received a baking stone from my mom, and I must suggest everyone invest. It made a huge difference for the frozen pizza we bought the day we returned (poor broke us). Also, my husband commented that it made my fresh baked french bread better, but I may have been jadeed on that because the bread went flat when I tried to pick it up and put it on the preheated stone…I bet it will make pita bread delicious!

Also, my brother bought me some fancy-schmancy markers that are supposed to be similar to copic (these are called spectrum noir). I will post my first attempt at using those bad boys separately.

In other news, on this gloomy, rainy, horrendous day that should only be spent under a blanket, I must drag myself to the University to sign my letter of assignment. Basically, it is stating that I understand my scholarship and will stay here and do my TA work fror the semester (or they can make me pay back the money). I find it very frustrating that my advisor got a hold of these letters the day I left for vacation. Coincidence? Probably. I need to go to the office and fix an error in my schedule before tomorrow anyway. The new semester starts on the 6th and I am quite anxious…